Local assisted living facility in violation of "Nicole's Law" designed to

protect vulnerable residents

ANDOVER, Mass., Jan 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are local seniors
safe at Atria Senior Living? That's what members of the Campaign to Improve
Assisted Living and SEIU Healthcare were asking after learning that Atria's
Marland Place facility at 15 Stevens Street in Andover was found in
violation of state law requiring carbon monoxide detectors that would warn
residents and staff of the presence of this odorless, colorless gas. To
help protect seniors, and raise the alarm over these safety problems,
members of the Campaign delivered carbon monoxide detectors to the facility
today.

Carbon monoxide detectors can cost as little as $16 each. Atria Senior
Living, one of the nation's largest assisted living corporations, should be
able to pay for this important safety equipment.

Referred to as the "silent killer," carbon monoxide poisoning is
particularly dangerous for the elderly as the symptoms can be easily
confused with other ailments such as the flu or fatigue. According to a new
study
(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5650a1.htm?s_cid=mm5650a1_e) by
the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first month of
the year is the worst for carbon monoxide poisoning. At least two people
die each day from carbon-monoxide poisoning in January -- three times the
fatality rate recorded in August and July. Unintentional carbon monoxide
exposure accounted for 15,000 emergency room visits annually between 1999
and 2004, with an average of 439 people dying each year.

"Nicole's Law,"
(http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2005/10/nicoles-law.html) passed in November
2005, requires all Massachusetts buildings used at least in part for
residential purposes to have carbon monoxide detectors. This includes
nursing homes and assisted living facilities such as Atria Marland Place.

Unfortunately, Atria Senior Living has a history of failing to properly
care for residents, particularly in emergencies. In addition to failing to
protect residents from possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Andover, other
Atria facilities have been cited numerous times for placing residents in
situations that make their safe evacuation difficult, and for housing
residents who are not able to evacuate on their own in an emergency.

Atria Senior Living is one of the largest senior living providers in
the country, with more than 130 facilities in 27 states. Atria operates 10
facilities in Massachusetts and the company is headquartered in Louisville,
Kentucky.

The Campaign to Improve Assisted Living is an SEIU Healthcare campaign
that unites assisted living caregivers with residents, family members, and
senior advocates to stand for quality services for seniors and a voice on
the job for caregivers. More than 1 million healthcare workers in
hospitals, nursing homes, and in-home care have united in SEIU Healthcare
for quality care and quality jobs.

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